Jerry Clyde Rubin July 14 1938 November 28 1994 was an American social activist antiwar leader and counterculture icon during the 1960s and early 1970s Despite being known for holding radical views when he was a political activist he ceased holding his more extreme views at some point in the 1970s and instead opted for a successful career as a businessman In the 1960s during his political activism heyday he was known for being one of the cofounders of the Youth International Party YIP whose members were referred to as Yippies and standing trial in the Chicago Seven case Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Rubin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia